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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-26.1 / 87-108 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W (external speaker required) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 5.5 W max

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - SMA
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC batteries or 8-16V DC external 105-120V AC 1130 mAh Li-Ion pack
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1985 Between 1963 and 1964 in USA Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 500 × 240 × 200 mm
(19.69 × 9.45 × 7.87 in)
400 × 225 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.86 × 9.02 in)
?
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock ? CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Backlit DTMF keypad
Weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000600 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000140 KENWOOD-TH-K000020AT